dodged
Got out of
Dodged is the past tense of dodge, meaning to move quickly out of the way to avoid something: She dodged the ball.
Figuratively, to dodge is to evade or avoid by cunning or trickery: He dodged the question, They dodged taxes for years.
A dodged bullet is a narrow escape from harm or misfortune.
Successfully avoided capture
- sidesteppedAvoided by moving aside
- eludedAvoided being caught
- duckedBent down suddenly
- shirkedAvoided obligated tasks
circumvented · averted · bypassed · escaped · skirted · deflected · parried · missed
Turned abruptly aside
- duckedBent down suddenly
- weavedMoved in winding path
- jukedDodged with deception
- feintedMade a misleading move
pivoted · sidestepped · bobbed · jinked · darted · lunged · leapt · rolled
Successfully avoided capture
- deflectedCaused to veer off
- equivocatedSpoke ambiguously on purpose
- prevaricatedSpoke evasively, not directly
- hedgedAvoided definite commitment
waffled · dissembled · misled · obfuscated · stalled · stonewalled · talked around · changed the subject
evaded
Successfully avoided capture
- sidesteppedAvoided by moving aside
- eludedAvoided being caught
- duckedBent down suddenly
shirked · circumvented · averted · bypassed · escaped · skirted · deflected · parried · missed · declined
swerved
Turned abruptly aside
feinted · pivoted · sidestepped · bobbed · jinked · darted · lunged · leapt · rolled · spun
evaded
Successfully avoided capture
- deflectedCaused to veer off
- equivocatedSpoke ambiguously on purpose
- prevaricatedSpoke evasively, not directly
hedged · waffled · dissembled · misled · obfuscated · stalled · stonewalled · talked around · changed the subject · played dumb
- downplaying tacticsdownplayed, minimized, trivialized, understated, belittled
- dodged a bulletNarrowly avoided serious trouble
- dodging a bulletNarrowly avoiding harm
- dodge a bulletNarrowly avoid disaster
- dodged bulletAvoided serious harm narrowly
- dodge ballThrowing game with elimination
- draft dodgerOne who avoids compulsory enlistment